Findlay Oilers men's ice hockey
UniversityUniversity of Findlay
ConferenceCHA
Head coachN/A
ArenaClauss Ice Arena
Findlay, Ohio
ColorsBlack and orange[1]
   

The Findlay Oilers Men's Ice Hockey is a defunct NCAA's Division I ice hockey team. The Oilers joined the Division I ranks in 1999 as a founding member of the College Hockey America (CHA) conference, along with six other schools, after only three years in existence as a Division II program. Findlay spent five years in the CHA, never finishing higher than fourth in the standings,[2] and only winning a single game in the conference tournament.[3]

After a change to the administration of Findlay in the summer of 2003, the University announced on January 6, 2004 that the ice hockey program would revert to club and intramural status. The change did not come as a shock to many familiar with Findlay's situation as head coach Craig Barnett had already resigned to take a position with Lake Forest Academy prep school. The MAAC refused to allow any of its teams to play the Oilers for the 2000-01 season because of conference by-laws prohibiting member teams from playing provisional Division I schools. When the CHA applied for its automatic tournament bid in 2002, the NCAA had reservations about Findlay's full Division I status as it had moved the University's athletic program to Division II status only four years earlier. Because NCAA rules mandate that automatic bid conferences must contain at least six member schools the CHA scrambled to resolve the waiver that would allow Findlay to play in the conference despite the 9-year moratorium mandated by the NCAA on teams playing above their level. The CHA was able to receive the bid for the 2003 season after a waiver was granted retroactively.[4][5]

Season-by-season records

Season Division Conference Record Pct. Position Conference Tournament Coach
1996–97Division IIIndependent15–11–3.569——Craig Barnett
1997–98Division IIIndependent11–16–1.411——Craig Barnett
1998–99Division IIMCHA23–5–0.8211st[6]MCHA Champion[7]Craig Barnett
1999–2000Division ICHA11–20–0.3585thQuarterfinal lossCraig Barnett
2000–01Division ICHA10–15–2.4074thQuarterfinal lossCraig Barnett
2001–02Division ICHA11–22–2.3436thQuarterfinal lossCraig Barnett
2002–03Division ICHA10–21–4.3435thQuarterfinal lossCraig Barnett
2003–04Division ICHA11–22–5.3554thSemifinal lossPat Ford
8 seasons — — 102–132–17 .440 — 1 championship (D-II) 2 coaches

All-time coaching records

Division I

Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
2003–2004Pat Ford111–22–5.355
1999–2003Craig Barnett442–78–8.359
Totals 2 coaches 5 seasons 53–100–13 .358

Division II

Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1996–1999Craig Barnett349–32–4.600
Totals 1 coach 3 seasons 49–32–4 .600

References

  1. ↑ "University of Findlay Athletic Identity Revision" (PDF). Retrieved March 21, 2017.
  2. ↑ "CHA Regular Season Standings". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
  3. ↑ "CHA Tournament". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
  4. ↑ "Findlay To Drop Hockey". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
  5. ↑ "Findlay Men's Hockey History". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
  6. ↑ "MCHA Men's Conference Standings:1998-99". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
  7. ↑ "MCHA Men's 1998-99 Schedule: Week 22". USCHO.com. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
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